2016 F4 Chinese Championship

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The 2016 F4 Chinese Championship season (Shell Cup FIA F4 Chinese Championship) was the second season of the F4 Chinese Championship. It began on 23 April at the Zhuhai International Circuit and finished on 6 November at the Guangdong International Circuit after five triple-header rounds, all of them co-hosted with the China Formula Grand Prix championship. [1]

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Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Champ Motorsport 2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Xie Ruilin [2] All
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Daniel Lu [2] 1, 4–5
58 Flag of Germany.svg Yves Volte [3] G4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg AKZC Shunda Racing Team3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zhuoxuan [2] 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangqi Automobile Racing Team    5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Alex Yang [4] G3
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Xi [2] 1–2, 4–5
88 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Ruopeng [2] 1–4
Flag of Macau.svg Asia Racing Team 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Billy Zheng [3] G4
11 Flag of Macau.svg Hon Chio Leong [2] G1, 3–4
27 Flag of the United States.svg Zhu Tianqi [2] 1
86 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Daniel Cao [5] G5
Flag of the United States.svg UMC Utah Motorsports Campus20 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro [2] All
34 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Boileau [3] 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Manthey Racing21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Kai [2] 1–3
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Taian [2] All
99 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal [3] 4–5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg BlackArts Racing 28 Flag of Singapore.svg Pavan Ravishankar [3] 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Friends Come From Far Away57 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xi Xiuping [2] All
76 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yang [2] All
Flag of Finland.svg PS Racing 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal [2] 1
IconClass
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

A five–round provisional calendar was revealed on 31 December 2015. [1] All rounds were held in China and, as opposed to the previous season, the calendar was not spread over two years. The calendar was slightly revised on 10 March. [6] A later update changed the venue of the season finale from Guangdong to Zhuhai. [7]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 April Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Kai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Kai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Manthey Racing
R224 April Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Finland.svg PS Racing
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Finland.svg PS Racing
2R1 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu 28 May Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R229 May Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
3R1 Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing 2 July Flag of Macau.svg Hon Chio Leong Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R23 July Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
4R1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 10 September Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R211 September Flag of Macau.svg Hon Chio Leong Flag of Macau.svg Hon Chio Leong Flag of Macau.svg Asia Racing Team
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Manthey Racing
5R1 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 12 November Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Daniel Cao Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Manthey Racing
R213 November Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Daniel Cao Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Flag of the United States.svg Utah Motorsports Campus
R3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx Ebenal Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Manthey Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver ZIC1 CGC BGP SIC ZIC2 Pts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Carneiro Ret33111111133212302
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Ruopeng244222222475187
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxx EbenalRet11221121186
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Taian3Ret6Ret54334544454168
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Kai122Ret33743126
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Xie Ruilin4873856769RetRet578109
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yang7Ret94765RetRetRet9Ret76776
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Xi6685478DNSDNSRet9570
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xi Xiuping991166RetDNSRet511101068666
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu WenlongRetRetDNSRet68Ret4350
11 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Boileau78924
12 Flag of the United States.svg Zhu Tianqi551021
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zhuoxuan87520
14 Flag of Singapore.svg Pavan Ravishankar Ret12712
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Flag of Macau.svg Hon Chio Leong    DNSDNSDNS45Ret3160
Flag of Germany.svg Yves Volte6520
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Daniel Cao 33Ret0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Alex YangDNS6Ret0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Billy Zheng1011Ret0
PosDriver ZIC1 CGC BGP SIC ZIC2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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